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Even though we used tung oil, Dan, the cedar went from that brilliant red/scarlet/purple hue to a more muted rusty color within a couple of months. The best way to bring out the color again would be to plane the flat and tung oil it again.The color is nuts, isn’t it?

Thanks for saying, Richard. There was really no other option to wheel out the storm-damaged cedar tree–we had very limited access. The Grasshopper was a perfect tool for the job. We used tire chains to hang the granite blocks from when we got to the site as well. I’m fairly certain that this is basically the same tool which Moxon describes as a “drug”– “…like a low narrow Carr. It is used for the carriage of timber, and then is drawn by the handle by two or more men, according as the weight of the timber may require” (Moxon’s Mechanic Exercises, p 125, s-12, “House-Carpentry”). Good to hear from you!